Container top with room for straw



June 5, 1956 A. R. ATTLER 2,748,968

CONTAINER TOP WITH ROOM FOR STRAW Filed June 2, 1955 INVENTOR A N THONYR. A TTLER United States Patent CONTAINER TOP WITH ROGM FQR fiTRAWAnthony R. Attler, Yonkers, N. Y.

Application June 2, 1955, Serial No. 512,625

1 Claim. (1. 215-69) This invention relates to container tops orclosures.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improvedcontainer closure or top which provides room for the upward extensiontherewithin of the upper end of a straw or the like.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a container topwith room for straw of the above type which is adapted to be used withvarious types of containers, for examples soda bottles, milk bottles andcans.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a container top with roomfor straw bearing the above objects in mind which is of simpleconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient in use.

For other objects and a better understanding of the invention, referencemay be had to the following detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a preferredembodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a modified form of the presentinvention; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a still further modified form ofthe present invention.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, and more particularly toFig. 1, represents the neck of a soda bottle or the like having theusual upper lip 11 and lower lip 12 defining therebetween the annulargroove 13, substantially as illustrated.

In the practice of my invention, an improved closure with room for strawis provided and includes a metal cap having an inverted frusto-conicalportion 14 and a top wall 15, the lower end of the frusto-conicalportion 14 being integrally formed with the rim 16 which extendsoutwardly therefrom and is integrally formed with depending skirt 17which extends into the groove 13 along the inwardly bent portion 18whereby to firmly secure the cap to the bottle, as will be obvious.

A cork lining is provided and includes the frusto-conical portion 19 andthe top wall 20 as well as the rim 21 which extends intermediate the rim16 in the upper end of the neck 10. A straw 22 is provided in the bottlewith the upper end thereof extending upwardly into the space providedWithin the frusto-conical portions 14 and 19.

While the shape of the extended portion of the cap has been shown asfrusto-conical, it may be of any suitable shape, for example round,square, etc. The removing of the cap may be accomplished with aconventional bottle opener and the sealing thereof may be efiected inthe usual manner, crimping the skirt 17 and extension 18 into theannular groove 13.

The straw 22 may be formed of paper, plastic, or any other suitablematerial.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 2, there is shown a modified form ofthe present invention applicable to the neck 10a of a milk bottle or thelike integrally formed around its upper end with the annular ride 23. inthe practice of my invention, a paper cap is provided and includes afrusto-conical portion 24 integrally formed with a top wall 25, thelower end of the frusto-conical portion 24 being integrally formed withthe laterally extending rim or flange 26 which is received within theridge 23 in a well known manner. The frustoconical portion 24 providesspace for the straw 22a in a manner similar to the previous form. Theclosure is provided with flaps, not shown, for opening purposes, and inthe same manner as conventional milk bottle caps.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 4, there is shown a still furthermodified form of the present invention, applicable for closing a can 1%having a rolled, open upper end 27. In the practice of my invention, ametal closure is provided and includes a frusto-conical portion 28having a circular top wall 29, the lower open end of the frusto-conicalportion 28 being integrally formed with the outwardly extending ring orrim 30 which terminates in the rolled portion 31 which secures theclosure to the rolled edge 27 of the can. conical portion 23 providesspace for the straw 22b and in a manner similar to the previous forms.

It should now be apparent, that there has been provided container topshaving room for straws and which eliminate the necessity of having toprobe downwardly into the container to retain the upper end of the strawand whereupon the contents may be consumed immedi ately after removingthe top.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

A container top with room for straw comprising a substantiallyfrusto-conical hollow portion having a top wall integral therewith atthe smaller upper end, an outwardly extending, substantially circularflange integrally formed at the lower end of said frusto-conical portionand adapted to close the upper end of the container, said frusto-conicalportion providing room therewithin for the upper end of the strawcontained within the container and extending upwardly thereabove fromthe open upper end, said flange around its periphery being integrallyformed with a depending skirt having inwardly extending lower portion,said skirt and inwardly extending lower portion being crimped onto theopen upper end of the bottle having a corresponding annular groove, anda cork lining intermediate the top and the upper open end of the bottle,said cork lining having a frustoconical portion received within said topfrusto-eonical portion, a top wall disposed below said container topwall, and a circular flange extending outwardly intermediate the topflange and the upper end of the bottle and terminating within saiddepending skirt.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS666,159 Robinson Jan. 15, 1901 2,367,300 McManus Jan. 16, 1945 2,573,552Detzel Oct. 30, 1951 2,659,508 Nygaard Nov. 17, 1953 The frusto- 1

